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Planet of the Apes quotes

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An astronaut crew crash-lands on a planet in the distant future where intelligent talking apes are the dominant species, and humans are the oppressed and enslaved.

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Writer: Michael Wilson, Rod Serling, Pierre Boulle
Production: N/A
Genre: adventure, sci-fi
Year: 1968
MetaScore: 79/100
ImdbRating: 8.0
BoxOffice: $32,589,624
Released: 03 Apr 1968
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 4 nominations total

43 Clips & Quotes

At least they haven't tried to bite us - Planet of the Apes 00:10
At least they haven't tried to bite us
Which direction - Planet of the Apes 00:19
Which direction
But what about your theory - Planet of the Apes 00:43
But what about your theory
Chalk up another victory to the human spirit - Planet of the Apes 00:22
Chalk up another victory to the human spirit
I don't understand these animal psychologists - Planet of the Apes 00:16
I don't understand these animal psychologists
Did I tell you about Stewart - Planet of the Apes 00:48
Did I tell you about Stewart
You don't seem too cut up about it - Planet of the Apes 00:31
You don't seem too cut up about it
If this is the best they've got around here - Planet of the Apes 00:21
If this is the best they've got around here
You are a menace - Planet of the Apes 00:17
You are a menace
Yes the young ape with a shovel - Planet of the Apes 00:42
Yes the young ape with a shovel
I said shut up - Planet of the Apes 00:14
I said shut up
I must caution you - Planet of the Apes 01:36
I must caution you
We're all fugitives now - Planet of the Apes 00:32
We're all fugitives now
You cut up his brain - Planet of the Apes 00:12
You cut up his brain
It's a mad house - Planet of the Apes 00:14
It's a mad house
Why are all apes created equal - Planet of the Apes 00:21
Why are all apes created equal
I'm a seeker too - Planet of the Apes 00:20
I'm a seeker too
Take your stinking paws off me - Planet of the Apes 00:10
Take your stinking paws off me
It's humiliating - Planet of the Apes 00:42
It's humiliating
It's a man - Planet of the Apes 00:09
It's a man
Imagine me needing someone - Planet of the Apes 00:46
Imagine me needing someone
I'm pretty handy with this - Planet of the Apes 00:31
I'm pretty handy with this
I'd like to kiss you goodbye - Planet of the Apes 00:18
I'd like to kiss you goodbye
I see you've brought the female of your species - Planet of the Apes 00:29
I see you've brought the female of your species
I have always known about man - Planet of the Apes 00:55
I have always known about man
Human see - Planet of the Apes 00:13
Human see
Have you forgotten your scripture - Planet of the Apes 00:42
Have you forgotten your scripture
You did it - Planet of the Apes 00:17
You did it
Beware the beast Man - Planet of the Apes 01:11
Beware the beast Man
And that completes my final report until we reach touchdown - Planet of the Apes 03:37
And that completes my final report until we reach touchdown
A planet where apes evolved from men - Planet of the Apes 00:30
A planet where apes evolved from men
You can't trust the older generation - Planet of the Apes 00:14
You can't trust the older generation
You are not in command here - Planet of the Apes 00:16
You are not in command here
Would an ape make a human doll that TALKS - Planet of the Apes 00:15
Would an ape make a human doll that TALKS
Why did you do that - Planet of the Apes 00:27
Why did you do that
All the time - Planet of the Apes 00:25
All the time
What will he find out there - Planet of the Apes 00:15
What will he find out there
What evidence - Planet of the Apes 00:17
What evidence
Up you freak - Planet of the Apes 00:13
Up you freak
There's your Minister of Science - Planet of the Apes 01:15
There's your Minister of Science
The question is not so much where we are as when we are - Planet of the Apes 00:18
The question is not so much where we are as when we are
The Forbidden Zone was once a paradise - Planet of the Apes 00:21
The Forbidden Zone was once a paradise
Never trust anybody over 30 - Planet of the Apes 00:13
Never trust anybody over 30

Cast

George Taylor - Charlton Heston
Cornelius - Roddy McDowall
Zira - Kim Hunter
Dr. Zaius - Maurice Evans
President of the Assembly - James Whitmore
Honorious - James Daly
Nova - Linda Harrison
Landon - Robert Gunner
Lucius - Lou Wagner
Maximus - Woodrow Parfrey
Dodge - Jeff Burton
Julius - Buck Kartalian
Hunt Leader - Norman Burton
Dr. Galen - Wright King
Minister - Paul Lambert
(unconfirmed) - Gene O'Donnell
Human in Cage - Martin Abrahams
Gorilla - Army Archerd
Ape - James Bacon
Gorilla - Erlynn Mary Botelho
Human #1 - Priscilla Boyd
Gorilla - Eldon Burke
Chimpanzee - David Chow
Child Ape - Billy Curtis
Child Ape - Frank Delfino
Child Ape - Buddy Douglas
Gorilla - Chuck Fisher
Gorilla - William Graeff Jr.
Gorilla - Lars Hensen
Gorilla - Irvin 'Zabo' Koszewski
Chimpanzee - Norma Jean Kron
Gorilla Photographer - Robert Lombardo
Child Ape - Jerry Maren
Chimpanzee - Cass Martin
Gorilla - Stephan Merjanian
Child Ape - Harry Monty
Gorilla - John Quijada
Chimpanzee - Smokey Roberds
Gorilla - Dave Rodgers
Human - Jane Ross
Chimpanzee - George Sasaki
Child Gorilla - Felix Silla
Child Ape - Emory Souza
Astronaut Stewart - Dianne Stanley
Gorilla - Joe Tornatore